86 Notes and Recollections of a Tour. 



returns on the other side near the entrance gate. The 

 grouping of the trees, and the general arrangement of the 

 plants and shrubs, have been judiciously done, and we were 

 as much gratified with this garden as any one of a similar 

 kind that we had the pleasure of visiting : great quantities of 

 rhododendrons are planted in beds and groups, and their 

 appearance when in bloom must be exceedingly brilliant. 



A piece of ground is set apart for the genus Cratae^gus, and 

 several species and varieties have been planted out. The 

 handsomest of them were lascmiata trilobata, silver striped, 

 and horizontalis. This tribe is exceedingly interesting, and is 

 well worthy the attention of all who admire handsome 

 shrubs. In spring, their showy flowers are gay, and in au- 

 tumn their varied colored fruit adds greatly to the interest of 

 the garden, ikfespilus germanica, grandiflora and pyracan- 

 tha, are each handsome trees, and we believe, quite hardy 

 enough for our climate : Pyrus aria is a most ornamental 

 and desirable tree. Among the herbaceous plants, none 

 made so brilliant a show as the Pentstemon gentia«oi</es 

 coccinea. In beds and masses its spikes of almost scarlet 

 flowers are very splendid; both here and at the Liverpool 

 Botanical Garden we saw large quantities of it in full bloom. 



The garden is kept in the highest condition ; the turf short 

 and thick, and all the walks well gravelled, clean and hard. 

 The beds of shrubs and plants were entirely free from weeds. 



The propagating house and houses for reserve plants are 

 in the rear of the large range, and are not seen from the gar- 

 den front. Young plants, seedlings, &c., are brought forward 

 here, and such as are not given away to subscribers are re- 

 moved to the large houses. After a hurried visit to Mr. Wil- 

 liamson, at his own home, where we found a small library of 

 the most useful works on gardening, we took our leave, 

 highly gratified with the garden, and the neatness and order 

 of every part. 



Barslow, August 21.— The country around Sheffield is high- 

 ly cultivated, and comprises some of the best part of York- 

 shire. For several miles from the town o'er hill and dale, as 

 far as the eye can reach, the same rich and beautiful country 

 stretches out; no fences or walls mar the scene; bat cut into 

 innumerable forms and shapes by hedges of the hawthorn, 



